Palettes / Colors / #717543

#717543 — Dusty Yellow

#717543 is a yellow color we call Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color DarkOliveGreen (#556B2F). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkolivegreen (#556B2F) — not an exact match. CSS darkolivegreen gives you #556B2F, a different color; use #717543 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#717543 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #474375; it also sits naturally between #756043 and #587543. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 44% · Green 46% · Blue 26%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 43% · Key 54%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #717543

.text { color: #717543; }
.background { background-color: #717543; }
.border { border: 3px solid #717543; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(113, 117, 67); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(65, 27%, 36%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #717543; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(113, 117, 67, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #717543; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(113, 117, 67, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#717543">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#717543">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #474375:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #717543: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #717543

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #717543 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #717543 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #717543?

#717543 is Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 113, 117, 67). Its closest standard named color is DarkOliveGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #717543?

#717543 is RGB 113, 117, 67 — HSL 65°, 27%, 36% — CMYK 3%, 0%, 43%, 54%.

What colors go with #717543?

Its complement is #474375; analogous partners are #756043 and #587543. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #717543 for text?

White text on #717543 has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.33:1.